From 545c2782247d305aa2fc0e53c3ff1f086a839093 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:10:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Serial Ports): Wording fixes. --- doc/lispref/processes.texi | 19 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/lispref/processes.texi b/doc/lispref/processes.texi index 0ae10fac831..c0beb7a67df 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/processes.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/processes.texi @@ -2356,6 +2356,7 @@ If the vector does not include the port number, @var{p}, or if @section Communicating with Serial Ports @cindex @file{/dev/tty} @cindex @file{COM1} +@cindex serial connections Emacs can communicate with serial ports. For interactive use, @kbd{M-x serial-term} opens a terminal window. In a Lisp program, @@ -2497,15 +2498,15 @@ be configured. If none of these arguments is given, the current buffer's process is used. @item :speed @var{speed} -The speed of the serial port in bits per second, also called @dfn{baud -rate}. Any value can be given for @var{speed}, but most serial ports -work only at a few defined values between 1200 and 115200, with 9600 -being the most common value. If @var{speed} is @code{nil}, the serial -port is not configured any further, i.e., all other arguments are -ignored. This may be useful for special serial ports such as -Bluetooth-to-serial converters which can only be configured through AT -commands sent through the connection. A value of @code{nil} for -@var{speed} can be used only for connections already opened by +The speed of the serial port in bits per second, a.k.a.@: @dfn{baud +rate}. The value can be any number, but most serial ports work only +at a few defined values between 1200 and 115200, with 9600 being the +most common value. If @var{speed} is @code{nil}, the function ignores +all other arguments and does not configure the port. This may be +useful for special serial ports such as Bluetooth-to-serial converters +which can only be configured through AT commands sent through the +connection. You can use the value of @code{nil} for @var{speed} only +for connections that are already open by a previous call to @code{make-serial-process} or @code{serial-term}. @item :bytesize @var{bytesize} -- 2.39.5